diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 135619f..0f78e31 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ before_install:
   - sh .travis/install_riakcs.sh
 before_script:
   - cp config.yml.example config.yml
+  - mkdir -p tmp && echo "swifttoken" > tmp/swift_token.txt
 script: bundle exec rake test
 branches:
   only: